Health + Behavior

Grassroots outreach efforts are cited for participation in signing end-of-life documents, but there is room for improvement, a UCLA-led study finds.

"The Center Cannot Hold" tells the life story of Elyn Saks, professor of psychiatry and law, whose schizophrenic episodes began when she was in high school and worsened when she was a student at Yale Law School.

The center offers therapeutic leisure activities, exercise classes, art therapy, cognition improvement strategies, and health and nutrition education to help MS patients.

UCLA’s Dr. Jonathan Fielding chaired panel whose report called for increased coordination both within the Department of Health and Human Services and across federal agencies.

As Americans struggle with obesity and diabetes, UC researchers say that new nutrition labels could help consumers change their shopping choices and ultimately their diets.

A type of immunotherapy that has shown promising results against cancer could also be used against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

It’s important for medical professionals to understand that one’s gender identity as man, woman or trans is different from one’s sexual identity as gay, bisexual, lesbian or heterosexual.

An innovative program that serves low-income and uninsured children in Los Angeles has more than tripled preventive dental visits for children from birth to age 5, according to a new UCLA policy brief.

New five-year grant supports biomedical research that accelerates the translation of laboratory discoveries into more effective treatments for patients.

Researchers found that substances in e-cigarettes damage the top layer of skin cells, which could increase users’ risk for certain diseases.

The “virtual heart” can simulate tiny, subtle changes in cells and tissues as well as the larger impact on the entire organ.

Prescription drug monitoring programs and laws aimed at preventing opioid abuse are not doing much to stem this growing threat to public health.

UCLA students study aging through a prism of disciplines, from biology through public health, and interact with older adults.

Findings from UCLA-led research lend support to the idea that physician assistants and nurse practitioners could fill gap in health care services as nation faces doctor shortage.

The hospital was recognized in all 10 specialties included in U.S. News and World Report’s rankings — and in the top 20 in nephrology and orthopedics.

The recognition “reflects our commitment to delivering the highest quality of care to this community,” said Karen Grimley, UCLA Health’s chief nurse executive.

Many midlife and older gay men experience the stress of being part of a sexual minority group. They perceive that they need to conceal their sexual orientation, or that others are uncomfortable with or avoid them because they are gay.

One honoree, UCLA alumna Kelly Dumke, is already working on the front lines in communities in L.A. County against a well-known and entrenched enemy, early childhood obesity.

Because of the pioneering work of Dr. Donald Kohn, a researcher with UCLA's Broad Stem Cell Research Center, the potential to bring stem cell therapies to patients is now a reality.

Witte’s accomplishments include impactful scientific discoveries, advocacy for science education funding and exemplary leadership.

The technique, developed by a team led by UCLA professor Yi Xing, is an innovative way of using biomedical big data to achieve precision medicine.

UCLA researchers’ findings could offer a non-invasive and more cost-effective method to detect lung cancer.

Asian-Americans who have a certain genetic variant are more likely to crave carbohydrates and fast food than those without it, according to a UCLA study.

Some 200 UCLA medical students in the Class of 2016 received their M.D.s Friday in Perloff Courtyard during the Hippocratic Oath Ceremony for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Teen mother, former farmworker, three-time cancer survivor and grandson of Vietnamese war hero highlight the 200-plus students in the Class of 2016 who will receive their medical degrees June 3.